Wet weather expected, flood watch in effect through Sunday

Accidents abound on Interstate 89

6:04 PM,
Jan. 10, 2014

Significant amounts of ice choke a section of the Browns River in Jericho Friday morning along an area that has already seen ice jams in the last few weeks. Expected warmer temperature and rain this weekend raises the threat of flooding.

Written by

JESSIE FORAND
Free Press Staff Writer

State agencies are warning Vermonters about potential flooding this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of Vermont and northern New York. The watch is in effect through Sunday evening as rising temperatures and rainfall create ice jams and runoff.

The expected wet weather comes just a day after snowy, slippery conditions caused messy driving and forced multiple cars off the road.

Bob Schiesser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said temperatures in the 40s expected this weekend are not uncommon, but much warmer than the 27 degrees ...